Challenges to democracy in Albania : hearing before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, March 14, 1996 affiliation? Mr. Abrahams? Mr. Abrahams. Yes. Well, in the report that we have released, there is a whole chapter on police abuse; clearly it is a very serious problem. Amnesty International has also released two separate re- ports on the problem of police abuse. I think one main concern is simply that police are not properly educated in international human rights standards. This is understandable; however, it does not excuse their actions. I do not have the precise numbers, but we have documented a number of cases where there have been deaths in custody. Certainly there is a serious concern for physical and psychological abuse during
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